Christmas Day

The girls thinking who is going to do the washing up,the grandchildren have left the table before coffee,cheese and bisuits.



The family Christmas lunch at our farm(all 15 of us)



Christmas cake 2013

Instead of the usual snow scene,I've changed to fondant icing this year .

Festive arrangements



Had a day out last Weds with Diane to Moreton Garden Centre,Chirk.
Festive flower arrangements by Nigel Whyles and a two course Christmas Lunch -brilliant day,then we did some Christmas shopping.



Father Christmas reindeers.

Rhys watching the reindeers at the Winter Fair today.

Winter Fair,Builth Wells

Bro Tryweryn pupil at the Winter Fair today waiting for the Welsh Black bullock they had adopted to be judged.It came 4th in his class.



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Wendy,Neil and John aboard the Osprey on Keilder Waters.



At Cragside House and 1000 acres of garden,woodland and waters.First house to be lit by hydroelectricity.



Our Northumberland holiday

We stayed at Coquet View, Tosson Tower,Rothbury a Farmstay member. On Monday we went to Roman Vindolanda,on Hadrian's Wall.

My homegrown beef tomatoes

Some of my homegrown beef tomatoes that have ripened well this year!

Disaster in my kitchen on Saturday after i had finished a batch of baking!     
Shall I buy a new door which will cost me around £140- £150.00 or invest in a new built in cooker?

Meleri and her muddy Minty

Minty been rolling in the mud again!!!!

A glut of courgettes

With my glut of cougettes I made a courgette,cranberry and toasted walnut loaf,and a courgette,carrot and orange cake.

Baby sitting duty

Rhys eating his breakfast here,my baby sitting duty have started again after a break over the summer holidays.

Sea food festival

Meleri with the lobster they bought at Anglesey sea Food Festival on Saturday.

Our local show



My 1st prize peas at Cwmtirmynach show.



Non paying guest

Last Sunday a pigeon landed on our patio,and made him/herself at home here.

He even sat on a chair in the consevatory,and was found watching TV.

He/she has gone elsewere today!

Prolific Roses

My Bobby James Rambler rose which I planted last year has made a brilliant show this year.

 Rhys does'nt thinks much of it.

Good strawberry crop

Picking strawberries every day in my soft fruit garden,plenty to make jam ,won't need to buy any this year.

The raspberries are now ready,but need some rain to plump them up.

More from my Canadian Trip

 Up the Mountain - The Lake Louise Gondola is known for the best Grizzly Bear viewing and scenery in the Canadian Rockies.

We went up on an open chair to an elevation of 6850 ft so we could take good photos of the Grizzly Bears.






Back home from Canada

Updating my blog after my return from Canada.
Visiting long lost cousins in Calgary.
Where we received a warm welcome from my  second cousin Linda and Alan.

Linda cooking some pancakes for breakfast,while Alan cooked the sausages we ate with Maple Syrup.

 The Carrot cake we ate for dessert.

 A lazy moment on their decking.

 Overlooking Downtown Calgary and the Calgary Stampede Arena

 Enjoying lunch at the Devonian Botanical Gardens( Downtown Calgary)

Another boulder

John has sold another boulder,which is on i'ts way to somewhere in Coventry today.
It took hours last night to load it on the low loader.The driver from  Matlock  was on his way at 6am this morning.








Hope it arrives at it's destination safe and sound!

Three on a quad bike!

Rhys,Llyr and Meleri having fun on their quad bike.
Not sure I trust the driver!!

Our latest farmworker

 Rhys helping feed the cattle this morning

 More please!

"Please don't eat me"

The Road to Wrexham

                                               My journey to Wrexham before Easter.

Happy Easter to all!!

My Easter cake ready for another  family tea!

A Snowy March

Winter wonderland here again!